The Bracket

[jdote33]

NCAA Women's Tournament 2024: West Virginia head coach calls out Iowa: 'Let's send Caitlin Clark packing'

The Hawkeyes and Mountaineers could potentially meet in the second round

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[JellyBean]

NCAA Women's Tournament 2024: West Virginia head coach calls out Iowa: 'Let's send Caitlin Clark packing'

The Hawkeyes and Mountaineers could potentially meet in the second round

www.cbssports.com

Caitlin dropping 50

 

[Coler]

NCAA Women's Tournament 2024: West Virginia head coach calls out Iowa: 'Let's send Caitlin Clark packing'

The Hawkeyes and Mountaineers could potentially meet in the second round

www.cbssports.com

 

[nwhoopfan]

Have been off the grid for several days, just saw the bracket, haven't read thru this thread yet. I will start with--TOO many SEC teams, just like I've been predicting all year. You know it's going to happen. Every single year.

 

[bballnut90]

Caitlin dropping 50

Princeton beats West Virginia

 

[Bjbod]

If Iowa can somehow reach the Final Four given this bracket, it will only add to her legendary status. To most it's frightening; to her, it's just another challenge. USC has to play the winner of Michigan/Kansas? What a complete joke. Even the national pundits realize how pathetic this is: Rebecca Lobo, "Holy cow, this region is tough". Carolyn Peck: Iowa's region is, "a murderer's row".

Bring it on.

 

[JellyBean]

If Iowa can somehow reach the Final Four given this bracket, it will only add to her legendary status. To most it's frightening; to her, it's just another challenge. USC has to play the winner of Michigan/Kansas? What a complete joke. Even the national pundits realize how pathetic this is: Rebecca Lobo, "Holy cow, this region is tough". Carolyn Peck: Iowa's region is, "a murderer's row".

Bring it on.

I was listening to a sports group on YouTube today and they were saying the same thing and I totally agree. Iowa making it to the FF and winning it all. It just adds to their legacy and Caitlin Clark's legendary status. What a run it could be for Iowa's program, their fan base, the community, and the State of Iowa.

 

[cancontent]

If Iowa can somehow reach the Final Four given this bracket, it will only add to her legendary status. To most it's frightening; to her, it's just another challenge. USC has to play the winner of Michigan/Kansas? What a complete joke. Even the national pundits realize how pathetic this is: Rebecca Lobo, "Holy cow, this region is tough". Carolyn Peck: Iowa's region is, "a murderer's row".

Bring it on.

I was listening to a sports group on YouTube today and they were saying the same thing and I totally agree. Iowa making it to the FF and winning it all. It just adds to their legacy and Caitlin Clark's legendary status. What a run it could be for Iowa's program, their fan base, the community, and the State of Iowa.

Pretty much everyone is. Wilbon from PTI was very blunt as to what he thought of the selection committee for setting it up this way. In fairness, they have a reason to gripe because it doesn't make sense when you look at the other brackets. Personally, I wish someone other than Holly had a chance to interview with the selection committee chair and really press them as to why. It also removes an element of drama of potentially seeing South Carolina, LSU and Iowa in the Final Four.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Indiana?

Without the Iowa win, they'd have a mediocre resume. If they get to SC, I'm not confident they will, the Hoosiers lose by 30.

Without their marquee wins they don't have any marque wins.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Pretty much everyone is. Wilbon from PTI was very blunt as to what he thought of the selection committee for setting it up this way. In fairness, they have a reason to gripe because it doesn't make sense when you look at the other brackets. Personally, I wish someone other than Holly had a chance to interview with the selection committee chair and really press them as to why. It also removes an element of drama of potentially seeing South Carolina, LSU and Iowa in the Final Four.

Those seeds are what they are. They had to be in someone's bracket. I had a lot of thought about that going in: just because everyone thinks UCLA or LSU are tough puts doesn't necessarily mean they performed well enough in season to merit that objectively.

UCLA was Pac-10 #3 in the end? LSU largely didn't beat anyone but Va Tech and had some slip ups.

Iowa themselves did t exactly play a clean season and I'm not sure why they would be considered overall #2.

But yeah, they got the region I would not want, but all the more fuel for the legend.

 

[JstVisiting]

Have been off the grid for several days, just saw the bracket, haven't read thru this thread yet. I will start with--TOO many SEC teams, just like I've been predicting all year. You know it's going to happen. Every single year.

lol I’m old enough to remember when LSU prolly doesn’t even deserve a 3 seed cause they didn’t play nobody.

 

[Vowelguy]

Without their marquee wins they don't have any marque wins.

Not wins. Win.

They had 1 really good game all year and a bunch of disappointing ones.

Will not be surprised if they don’t even make it past the first round

 

[JstVisiting]

Those seeds are what they are. They had to be in someone's bracket. I had a lot of thought about that going in: just because everyone thinks UCLA or LSU are tough puts doesn't necessarily mean they performed well enough in season to merit that objectively.

UCLA was Pac-10 #3 in the end? LSU largely didn't beat anyone but Va Tech and had some slip ups.

Iowa themselves did t exactly play a clean season and I'm not sure why they would be considered overall #2.

But yeah, they got the region I would not want, but all the more fuel for the legend.

Come on, man. LSU is 6 at HHS, 7 at Massey, 8 in NET, and higher than all three on eye test.

Their losses are neutral site vs 1, home v 1, neutral v 16, road v 45, road v 47. Not a bad loss among them, and they’re the defending champ.

They aren’t a 3 seed. If Iowa fans want to be mad at somebody, they should start with those fans who spend all year running down the SEC and creating a climate that leads the committee to underseed LSU.

 

[undersized]

Not wins. Win.

They had 1 really good game all year and a bunch of disappointing ones.

Will not be surprised if they don’t even make it past the first round

Indiana will beat Fairfield by 30+.

 

[visitingcock]

Has a one or two seed ever lost the first game?

 

[GoUconn7961]

No. I don’t say so. That’s the rules. Number one has the ( theoretical) easiest schedule

Not on the men's side this year.

 

[Vowelguy]

Has a one or two seed ever lost the first game?

16 Harvard over 1 Stanford 1998

Led by Sarah Strongs mom Allison “charli” Feaster

 

[TheFarmFan]

Has a one or two seed ever lost the first game?

You just had to go there...

16 Harvard over 1 Stanford 1998

Led by Sarah Strongs mom Allison “charli” Feaster

Yes, to quote Fallout Boy, thks fr th mmrs...

 

[WBBTakeover]

Have been off the grid for several days, just saw the bracket, haven't read thru this thread yet. I will start with--TOO many SEC teams, just like I've been predicting all year. You know it's going to happen. Every single year.

Outside of TAMU, every other SEC bid was at least somewhat justifiable.

 

[JstVisiting]

Not on the men's side this year.

Obv this is the women's forum and I'm not a Hurley fan, but maaannnn! UConn men got screwed. For fun, I put together South Carolina's bracket if we were given the same teams by Massey rating as UConn Men got by KP.

1 - South Carolina
2 - Stanford (5th, works bc top claim to the other 1, same as Iowa State)
3 - Southern Cal (10th, team that won major conference tournament)
4 - Texas (4th, lol seed)

Going to be honest, I slightly prefer our actual bracket.

 

[JstVisiting]

Indiana will beat Fairfield by 30+.

Fairfield is definitely not the profile for the sort of 13 that could give Indiana trouble.

 

[Forego]

The advantage of the scarf is that it makes it easy for me to imagine it wrapped around her mouth.

When I saw Muffet was on the bracketology show, I had to turn the tv off. No way I could watch her after an hour of watching Carolyn Peck.

 

[HuskyNan]

Obv this is the women's forum and I'm not a Hurley fan, but maaannnn! UConn men got screwed. For fun, I put together South Carolina's bracket if we were given the same teams by Massey rating as UConn Men got by KP.

1 - South Carolina
2 - Stanford (5th, works bc top claim to the other 1, same as Iowa State)
3 - Southern Cal (10th, team that won major conference tournament)
4 - Texas (4th, lol seed)

Going to be honest, I slightly prefer our actual bracket.

I understand that Iowa State and Auburn fans are pretty ticked off about this bracket

 

[GoUconn7961]

I understand that Iowa State and Auburn fans are pretty ticked off about this bracket

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I think the committee was drunk LOL

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Come on, man. LSU is 6 at HHS, 7 at Massey, 8 in NET, and higher than all three on eye test.

Their losses are neutral site vs 1, home v 1, neutral v 16, road v 45, road v 47. Not a bad loss among them, and they’re the defending champ.

They aren’t a 3 seed. If Iowa fans want to be mad at somebody, they should start with those fans who spend all year running down the SEC and creating a climate that leads the committee to underseed LSU.

There are only four SEC teams that anyone should pick to do anything in the NCAA tournament. One of them is a Tennessee squad that on balance loses to every quality team it faces and is more of a dangerous player gets hot play. Ole Miss more of a rock fight play.

You could argue LSU over Notre Dame for the last 2, but Auburn and Miss State are pretty bad losses for a 2 seed and VPI is their marquee win. ND won the ACC tournament.